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2nd century B.C.
Louvre, Paris. Discovered in 1820 in Greece,this ideal of feminine beauty dates from the Hellenistic Age and is one of the most famous in Greek sculpture. Believed to depict Aphrodite, or Venus by the Romans. Although the statue is widely renowned for the mystery of its missing arms, enough evidence remains to prove that the right arm was lowered across the torso with the right hand resting on the raised left knee so the sliding drapery wrapped around the hips and legs could be held in place. The left arm was held at just below the eye level of the statue while holding an apple. The statue would have been painted in a riot of colors as was the custom of the era, decked out in jewelery. Today, all traces of the paint have disappeared and the only signs of the armbands, necklace, earrings and crown are the attachment holes. Cast in bonded natural marble, each detail is finished with care. Measures 11" H.  |
Canes-Walking Sticks
